The term 'OLD SOVIET SPACE STATION' can be summarized as the MIR space station, which was a Soviet-built space station that operated in low Earth orbit from 1986 to 2001. It was the first modular space station and was assembled in orbit from 1986 to 1996. It was the largest artificial satellite ever placed in orbit and held the record for the longest continuous human presence in space until the International Space Station surpassed it in 2010.